The Canadian Bank Note Company is responsible for printing Canada's paper currency. Formerly named the British North American Bank Note Company, it also prints and provides document reading systems for ID cards, lottery tickets, stamps and notes for other countries, and many other security-conscious printing-related services.
It was established in 1866 as the British American Bank Note Company in Ottawa, Ontario. The plant moved in Montreal, QC in 1871. In 1891 it merged with the Canada Bank Note Company and the Dominion Bank Note Company to form the current Canadian Bank Note Company. Until 1923, CBN was a unit of the New York-based American Bank Note Company. It is currently based at 881 Lady Ellen Place, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 5L3, Canada.
The Canadian dollar is the monetary basis for the Canadian economy, with all coins manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint and all bills manufactured by the CanadianBankNoteCompany.
The Bank of Montreal issued notes denominated in dollars in 1817 whereas the Atlantic colonies, with stronger ties to Britain and weaker ones to the United States, preferred the £sd system.
The standard set of faces has Canadian symbols (primarily wildlife) on the reverse, and an effigy of Elizabeth II on the obverse.
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